NEW YORK, New York May 11, 2017 (CMC) – The city of New York has honored Caribbean-American singer and social activist, Harry Belafonte, by renaming the 115th Street Library in Harlem, the Harry Belafonte – 115th Street Library. Belafonte,90, whose ...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 1, 2017 (CMC) – Trinidadian actor and bodybuilder, Brett Bengochea, died by drowning, while at a beach, east of here, on Saturday. The police report that Bengochea, 36, known for his role in ...
Read More »France Hosts First Major Exhibition On History And Impact Of Jamaican Music
By A. D. McKenzie IPS Europe Correspondent PARIS, France March 29, 2017 (IPS) — It’s one of those movie-like spring days in Paris, where blue skies and brilliant sunshine lift spirits after a long, wet, grey winter. Many people are ...
Read More »Barbados Launches CARIFESTA X111
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 28, 2017 (CMC) – The 13th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) was launched here, on Monday evening, with the Barbados Culture Minister, Stephen Lashley, underscoring the importance of the region’s premier arts festival. He ...
Read More »Haiti-born Hip-hop Artist Wyclef Jean Briefly Detained And Handcuffed
LOS ANGELES, California March 22, 2017 (CMC) – Haitia-born hip-hop artist, Wyclef Jean, says he was handcuffed and briefly detained by police, yesterday, after they mistook him for a suspect in a robbery, near the studio where he had been ...
Read More »POETRY CORNER: DEM JAMAICANS
DEM JAMAICANS By Shelley Sykes-Coley PRIDE Guest Poet Yu know yu is Jamaican if yu have a ‘what not’ inna yu house, An’ when yu did small, yu did ketch up grass louse. Yu know yu is Jamaican if you ...
Read More »Graphic Novel Written By Immigrant Women Launched In Toronto
By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario March 13, 2017 — Immigrant women in Ontario have a new tool to help them in their effort to raise awareness about sexual violence and harassment in refugee and immigrant communities. “Telling Our ...
Read More »Producers And Director Of Award-winning Film, “Trafficked”, May Be Heading To Court
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – It’s a film that has been seen at 20 film festivals in the Caribbean, North America and Europe, gaining widespread commendation. Now it appears that those behind the award-winning ...
Read More »Diplomatic Passport For Calypso Rose
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 3, 2017 (CMC) – Veteran calypsonian Calypso Rose is being honoured for her contribution to the twin island republic and her recent international achievement. During yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing Minister of Community Development, ...
Read More »Grammy Award-Winning Morgan Heritage Announces New Album
QUEENS, New York March 3, 2017 — Following the success of the acclaimed Grammy Award-winning Strictly Roots, the globally renowned reggae group, Morgan Heritage, announced the name of their new album, yesterday, through a mini-documentary-style video on the Huffington Post. ...
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